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West Brom gives green light to safe standing pilot as Premier League gauges interest among its 20 clubs

West Bromwich Albion have responded positively to the Premier League's letter asking the 20 teams about their interest in re-introducing standing sections in stadiums on a trial basis, the club's director of operations Mark Miles has said.

English clubs are legally required to have all-seater stadiums since the 1990 Taylor Report into the Hillsborough disaster recommended the change but the league's governing body is keen on re-opening discussions about the matter.

'I have written back to the Premier League and told them our position remains that we would be very keen to be involved in a pilot,' Miles said in a statement on the club's website (www.